[Imc-makerspace] Fwd: iCensor

[Stewart Dickson]

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Subject: 	iCensor
Date: 	Wed, 22 Jun 2011 18:22:13 +0000
From: 	Josh Levy, FreePress.net <info at freepress.net>
Reply-To: 	info at freepress.net
To: 	Stewart Dickson <mathart at emsh.calarts.edu>



SavetheInternet.com <http://savetheinternet.com>
<http://act2.freepress.net/go/4626?akid=2596.9117198.Ty2kUB&t=1>

**Act Now: Stop Apple’s iPhone Kill Switch 
<http://act2.freepress.net/go/4626?ak_proof=1&akid=.9057871.z0WfPP&t=2&akid=2596.9117198.Ty2kUB>*
*

Dear Stewart,

Think you own your smartphone? Think again.

Apple wants to patent a kill switch technology that can detect when 
people are using their phone cameras and give corporations the power to 
shut them down.^1

Thinkthat’s bad? Imagine what would happen if this tool fell into the 
hands of repressive regimes. Thousands of people across the Middle East 
have used cellphone cameras to document governmentabuses.

This kind of technology would give tyrants the power to stem the flow of 
videos and crack down on protesters with impunity.

*Sign our letter to Apple CEO Steve Jobs: Demand that Apple stop 
developing technology that harms democracy and free speech. * 
<http://act2.freepress.net/go/4626?akid=2596.9117198.Ty2kUB&t=3>

Apple says this new technology was designed to stop concertgoers from 
taking unofficial video at live events. But you can bet that governments 
and corporations will use it  in other, more dangerous ways – to silence 
the voices of protesters, political opponents or anyone else they dislike.

As Steve Jobs obviously knows, smartphones have become extensions of 
ourselves. They are incredibly powerful tools for communication, 
education, political expression, community organizing and just plain fun.

*Tell Steve Jobs that WE control our phones: Neither Apple nor anybody 
else can dictate what we photograph and film with them.* 
<http://act2.freepress.net/go/4626?akid=2596.9117198.Ty2kUB&t=4>

Earlier this year, researchers discovered that iPhones recorded your 
every move for the past year in a hidden but unprotected file.^2 The 
public was outraged, and Apple soon announced that it was updating its 
software to better protect users.

We must stop Apple again. This newcamera-blockingtechnology is a 
pre-emptive strike against free speech. If activated, it would be 
immensely harmful to our rights to connect and communicate.

Please take action now to urge Steve Jobs to pull the plug on this 
censorship technology.

Thanks,
Josh Levy
Online Campaign Manager
Free Press
www.freepress.net

1. “Is Apple Launching a Pre-emptive Strike Against Free Speech?” 
/Huffington Post/, June 22, 2011: 
<http://act2.freepress.net/go/4625?ak_proof=1&akid=.9057871.z0WfPP&t=5&akid=2596.9117198.Ty2kUB>http://act2.freepress.net/go/4692?akid=2596.9117198.Ty2kUB&t=7 
<http://act2.freepress.net/go/4692?akid=2596.9117198.Ty2kUB&t=6>

2. “Got an iPhone or 3G iPad? Apple is recording your moves,” /O’Reilly 
Radar/, April 20, 2011: 
http://act2.freepress.net/go/4627?akid=2596.9117198.Ty2kUB&t=9 
<http://act2.freepress.net/go/4627?akid=2596.9117198.Ty2kUB&t=8>


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